Thank you all so much for the wonderful responses to my question. I am overwhelmed by your kindnesses. I was aware of the cutoff date of 1923, but thought perhaps since the Wisconsin Historical Society was still actively publishing their quarterly "Magazine of History", that maybe this article would fall under some "updated" copyright law. From what I've read within the links that have been submitted here, and also checking the US Copyright website, searching through the 'serials' of the WHS, I believe that it is okay to use this article. I just didn't want to do anything wrong. Thanks again for all your help, everyone! Genie On 2/19/06, Thornton <lorit@lcs.net> wrote: > > > This chart developed by someone at Cornell University is one of the best > out there. (There's a PDF version available if you want to print a copy for > your reference.) > > http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm > > Lori Thornton > Ashland Co. >

Hi, I sent this to raogk a few days ago maybe it has your answer. If the link does not work try removing the %5F. I tried it and it did work for me. _http://www.progenealogists.com/copyright%5Ftable.htm_ (http://www.progenealogists.com/copyright_table.htm) Brenda GenWisc MailingList

Have you tried posting your question to the Copyright-L mailing list on Rootsweb? There are some very knowledgable people on that list that could probably answer your question right away. Thanks, Peggy -----Original Message----- From: Paula Vaughan [mailto:pajolova@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 9:58 AM To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] copyright question Genie- Here is the the US Copyright website http://www.copyright.gov/. It can be confusing reading - but I have emailed them with exactly what I wanted to do and they have given me a timely reply. So if any doubt trying emailing them. Paula Waupaca County Coordinator WIGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/index.htm >From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery@adelphia.net> >Reply-To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com >To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] copyright question >Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:41:00 -0500 > >I am told from a reliable source that anything prior to 1923 is copyright >free, regardless of whether the organization is still being in existence. > >Tina >----- Original Message ----- From: "MAK - Transcriber" ><maktranscriber@yahoo.com> >To: <WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 6:01 PM >Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] copyright question > > >>Copyright does not normally apply to anything over 75 >>years old unless the organization renewed it - the >>simplest way would be to request permission from the >>State Historical Society - better yet, check and see >>if it is already on-line at: >>http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ >> >>or not to put the entire article on line - rephrase it >>and site the source - and make a note on the site >>that it has been edited >> >>R/S MAK >> >> >> >>--- WI CC x 6 <wigenwebcc@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>Someone recently donated an article that was printed >>>in a 1919 issue of the >>>"Wisconsin Magazine of History". Is this a >>>publication of the state >>>Historical Society? And if so, would this still be >>>under copyright since >>>the organization is still in existence? >>> >>>Thanks for any insight you can give, >>> >>>Genie ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== Celebrate Wisconsin! Visit the Washburn County WIGenWeb Project Pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwashbu/

Genie- Here is the the US Copyright website http://www.copyright.gov/. It can be confusing reading - but I have emailed them with exactly what I wanted to do and they have given me a timely reply. So if any doubt trying emailing them. Paula Waupaca County Coordinator WIGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/index.htm >From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery@adelphia.net> >Reply-To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com >To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] copyright question >Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:41:00 -0500 > >I am told from a reliable source that anything prior to 1923 is copyright >free, regardless of whether the organization is still being in existence. > >Tina >----- Original Message ----- From: "MAK - Transcriber" ><maktranscriber@yahoo.com> >To: <WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 6:01 PM >Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] copyright question > > >>Copyright does not normally apply to anything over 75 >>years old unless the organization renewed it - the >>simplest way would be to request permission from the >>State Historical Society - better yet, check and see >>if it is already on-line at: >>http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ >> >>or not to put the entire article on line - rephrase it >>and site the source - and make a note on the site >>that it has been edited >> >>R/S MAK >> >> >> >>--- WI CC x 6 <wigenwebcc@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>Someone recently donated an article that was printed >>>in a 1919 issue of the >>>"Wisconsin Magazine of History". Is this a >>>publication of the state >>>Historical Society? And if so, would this still be >>>under copyright since >>>the organization is still in existence? >>> >>>Thanks for any insight you can give, >>> >>>Genie

I am told from a reliable source that anything prior to 1923 is copyright free, regardless of whether the organization is still being in existence. Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "MAK - Transcriber" <maktranscriber@yahoo.com> To: <WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] copyright question > Copyright does not normally apply to anything over 75 > years old unless the organization renewed it - the > simplest way would be to request permission from the > State Historical Society - better yet, check and see > if it is already on-line at: > http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ > > or not to put the entire article on line - rephrase it > and site the source - and make a note on the site > that it has been edited > > R/S MAK > > > > --- WI CC x 6 <wigenwebcc@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Someone recently donated an article that was printed >> in a 1919 issue of the >> "Wisconsin Magazine of History". Is this a >> publication of the state >> Historical Society? And if so, would this still be >> under copyright since >> the organization is still in existence? >> >> Thanks for any insight you can give, >> >> Genie > > MAKtranscriber > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Washington County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwashin/ > >

Copyright does not normally apply to anything over 75 years old unless the organization renewed it - the simplest way would be to request permission from the State Historical Society - better yet, check and see if it is already on-line at: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ or not to put the entire article on line - rephrase it and site the source - and make a note on the site that it has been edited R/S MAK --- WI CC x 6 <wigenwebcc@gmail.com> wrote: > Someone recently donated an article that was printed > in a 1919 issue of the > "Wisconsin Magazine of History". Is this a > publication of the state > Historical Society? And if so, would this still be > under copyright since > the organization is still in existence? > > Thanks for any insight you can give, > > Genie MAKtranscriber http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Someone recently donated an article that was printed in a 1919 issue of the "Wisconsin Magazine of History". Is this a publication of the state Historical Society? And if so, would this still be under copyright since the organization is still in existence? Thanks for any insight you can give, Genie

Racine County (Rochester Township) Rochester Cemetery Tombstone Photos Adams, Robert - Ela, William http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/racine-rochestertwp-rochester01.html Farr, Inez - Zettel, Steve A. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/racine-rochestertwp-rochester02.html These photos were generously taken and contributed to these pages by Larry & Linda Kopet! Please take a moment to thank them for this terrific resource! An index to Tombstone Photograph Pages is located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/ Tina

FYI. > . New Wisconsin Birth Records Index > Have you begun your family history yet? One of the best sources of > genealogical information is a birth record, which often contains a > person's place of birth, father's and mother's name, and siblings. We have > just made your search for...... > http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2006/02/new_wisconsin_b.asp?nl=1 > Jackie L. Martin Hufschmid Juneau Co., WIGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wijuneau/ Liver Giver Girl Site - http://www.geocities.com/jlhufschmid/LiverGiverGirl.html Florida State Genealogical Society - http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/

Thanks Rita and Paula! I will pass it on to the researcher. Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "R.M.N." <ocontogal2000@yahoo.com> To: <WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] Fw: Looking for township in Wisconsin > OOPS > Village, Town of Johnstown, Polk County > Cleaned my glasses! > Rita > > "Tina S. Vickery" wrote: > >> Cow book time, anyone want to claim Andrus, Wisconsin? >> >> Tina >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Mic Andrus >> To: tsvickery@adelphia.net >> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 5:53 PM >> Subject: Looking for township in Wisconsin >> >> Hi Tina, >> I have been trying to find a township named "Andrus" in Wisconsin. >> Unfortunately, I don't know what county it's in. Have tried the town and >> county search engine, but no luck there. Can you help? >> >> Thank you, >> Mic Andrus >> >> ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== >> Celebrate Wisconsin! >> Visit the Vilas County WIGenWeb Project Pages >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~wivilas/ > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Trempealeau County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~witrempe/ > >

OOPS Village, Town of Johnstown, Polk County Cleaned my glasses! Rita "Tina S. Vickery" wrote: > Cow book time, anyone want to claim Andrus, Wisconsin? > > Tina > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mic Andrus > To: tsvickery@adelphia.net > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 5:53 PM > Subject: Looking for township in Wisconsin > > Hi Tina, > I have been trying to find a township named "Andrus" in Wisconsin. > Unfortunately, I don't know what county it's in. Have tried the town and > county search engine, but no luck there. Can you help? > > Thank you, > Mic Andrus > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Vilas County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wivilas/

AND THE WINNER IS: Polk County, town of Jackson Rita "Tina S. Vickery" wrote: > Cow book time, anyone want to claim Andrus, Wisconsin? > > Tina > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mic Andrus > To: tsvickery@adelphia.net > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 5:53 PM > Subject: Looking for township in Wisconsin > > Hi Tina, > I have been trying to find a township named "Andrus" in Wisconsin. > Unfortunately, I don't know what county it's in. Have tried the town and > county search engine, but no luck there. Can you help? > > Thank you, > Mic Andrus > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Vilas County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wivilas/

Cow book time, anyone want to claim Andrus, Wisconsin? Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: Mic Andrus To: tsvickery@adelphia.net Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 5:53 PM Subject: Looking for township in Wisconsin Hi Tina, I have been trying to find a township named "Andrus" in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, I don't know what county it's in. Have tried the town and county search engine, but no luck there. Can you help? Thank you, Mic Andrus

Price County (Prentice) Prentice Cemetery Tombstone Photos http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/price-prentice-prentice.html Price County (Brantwood) Knox Mills Cemetery http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/price-brantwood-knoxmills.html These photos were generously taken and contributed to these pages by Tami Lorbecke! Please take a moment to thank her for this terrific resource! An index to Tombstone Photograph Pages is located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/ Tina

Hi Tina- The only Andrus I find in the "cow book" is located in Johnstown Township, Polk County. Paula Waupaca County Coordinator WIGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/index.htm >From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery@adelphia.net> >Reply-To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com >To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WIGEN-L] Fw: Looking for township in Wisconsin >Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:49:47 -0500 > >Cow book time, anyone want to claim Andrus, Wisconsin? > >Tina >----- Original Message ----- From: Mic Andrus >To: tsvickery@adelphia.net >Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 5:53 PM >Subject: Looking for township in Wisconsin > > >Hi Tina, >I have been trying to find a township named "Andrus" in Wisconsin. >Unfortunately, I don't know what county it's in. Have tried the town and >county search engine, but no luck there. Can you help? > >Thank you, >Mic Andrus > > > >==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== >Celebrate Wisconsin! >Visit the Vilas County WIGenWeb Project Pages >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wivilas/ >

Milwaukee County (Milwaukee) St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Tombstone Photos http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/milwaukee-milwaukee-stjohnsevangelicallutheran.html These photos were generously taken and contributed to these pages by Larry and Linda Kopet! Please take a moment to thank them for this terrific resource! An index to Tombstone Photograph Pages is located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/ Tina

Lori that is terrific! Keep us posted if you should get proofs of book when it comes out. It amazes me the interest in cemeteries and tombstone photos that our researchers and visitors have. Also truly amazing the amount of work you all do to further that venue. I echo Mak, excellent job! Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lori Niemuth" <dawnlea@ticon.net> To: <WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 12:57 AM Subject: [WIGEN-L] Speaking of cemeteries... >I received a letter from a publisher requesting permission to use one of my >cemetery photos in their new book. They weren't sure which photo it was >they wanted (saw it a while back & can't remember the details, just the >surname and that it was an old stone) and said if I didn't know which one >they meant (I was able to figure it out), could I recommend another good >photo? > > First of all, I'm honored. > > Second, I'm stumped. My photographic methods are odd, to say the least > (walk, point, shoot, walk, point, shoot), as is the "instrument" I use to > photograph (a 5+ year old digital camera that uses 3.5 floppies). > > Third, "recommend another good photo?" That's like asking me which is my > favorite piece of hay in the haystack! I have 3,327 tombstone photos > online (all but about 100 taken by me) and just over 2,000 sitting on my > computer waiting for me to edit them and put them online. > > Anyhow, I gave permission for the one they weren't sure they could > remember. If anyone's curious as to which one it was, here's the link to > it... > > <http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~wirockbios/Tombstones/00777.jpg> > > Yeah... just an average photo, if you ask me... > > If anyone's curious about the book, I'm told it's The Source: A Guidebook > of American Genealogy, 3rd Edition. I (living in my hermit cave) have > never heard of Edition 1 or 2. > > Lori in Rock > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Taylor County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~witaylor/ > >

Walworth County (Elkhorn) Mt Olivet Catholic Cemetery Tombstone Photos http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/wal-elkhorn-mtolivet.html Racine County (Rochester Township) Honey Creek Cemetery Tombstone Photos http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/racine-rochestertwp-honeycreek.html These photos were generously taken and contributed to these pages by Larry and Linda Kopet! Please take a moment to thank them for this terrific resource! An index to Tombstone Photograph Pages is located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/ Tina

I received a letter from a publisher requesting permission to use one of my cemetery photos in their new book. They weren't sure which photo it was they wanted (saw it a while back & can't remember the details, just the surname and that it was an old stone) and said if I didn't know which one they meant (I was able to figure it out), could I recommend another good photo? First of all, I'm honored. Second, I'm stumped. My photographic methods are odd, to say the least (walk, point, shoot, walk, point, shoot), as is the "instrument" I use to photograph (a 5+ year old digital camera that uses 3.5 floppies). Third, "recommend another good photo?" That's like asking me which is my favorite piece of hay in the haystack! I have 3,327 tombstone photos online (all but about 100 taken by me) and just over 2,000 sitting on my computer waiting for me to edit them and put them online. Anyhow, I gave permission for the one they weren't sure they could remember. If anyone's curious as to which one it was, here's the link to it... <http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~wirockbios/Tombstones/00777.jpg> Yeah... just an average photo, if you ask me... If anyone's curious about the book, I'm told it's The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, 3rd Edition. I (living in my hermit cave) have never heard of Edition 1 or 2. Lori in Rock

Lori - what I like is the fact that you took a "far" shot and a "near" shot - which let's the viewer see the dimension of the cemetery - as if they were there - Good job!!!! I am impressed with the amount of photo's that you have - R/S MAK --- Lori Niemuth <dawnlea@ticon.net> wrote: <http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~wirockbios/Tombstones/00777.jpg> > > Yeah... just an average photo, if you ask me... MAKtranscriber http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com